Monitoring Alcohol

By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge and Alex McDonald (Updated Mar 2016, 3:53pm) The notion that moderate drinking can help you live a longer and healthier life is being challenged by new research released today. Key points: Researchers found studies linking moderate drinking to improved health were based on flawed science They found many of the

Today the report Correcting the Sydney lockout myths was released by FARE. It investigates the veracity of several claims relating to the impact of the last drink and lockout policies introduced in 2014. This report analyses data from the City of Sydney, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and the NSW Office of

June 8, 2016 Alcohol Insight Number 137 Key Findings Alcohol was described as a common-sense, ‘normal’, but largely ineffective, response to mental health problems among men. Alcohol emerged as an important part of suicide planning in some accounts. Non-fatal self-harm (external injuries and overdoses) were described as occurring with and without alcohol. Alcohol use is

Each year: More than a million children (22% of all Australian children) are affected in some way by the drinking of others. 10,166 children are in the child protection system at least partly due to the drinking of a carer. In New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territory(NT), carer alcohol

Wet and dry generations: what happens when a population turns around on drinking? Temperance Impact current and historical perspective! Professor Robin Room –Turning Point View Video  

January 5, 2016 Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified 428 distinct disease conditions that co-occur in people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), in the most comprehensive review of its kind. The results were published today in The Lancet.“We’ve systematically identified numerous disease conditions co-occurring with FASD, which underscores

Does the social context of early alcohol use affect risky drinking in adolescents? Prospective cohort study Louisa Degenhardt 1234*, Helena Romaniuk 256, Carolyn Coffey 2, Wayne D. Hall 78, Wendy Swift 1, John B. Carlin 35, Christina O’Loughlin 2 and George C. Patton 26 * Corresponding author: Louisa Degenhardt l.degenhardt@unsw.edu.au Abstract Background There are limited

It is unfortunate that there are so many myths propagated amongst adults and youth which misinform and presume there are simple strategies to mitigate the intoxicating effects of alcohol and provide remedies to overcome the effects of binge drinking. The following are some examples of these false myths. The facts which refute these myths are

Why we need to do more than ‘monitor’ alcohol! QLD Government Makes it easier for ‘community groups’ to move Grog! May 2013 check out article   Media Release: Newcastle/Geelong Alcohol (DANTE) study 10 December 2012 A recent comparative study of alcohol related harm occurring in both Newcastle and Geelong entertainment precincts provides profound lessons for